Mary Kay Quotes

May 12, 1915 - November 22, 2001

Mary Kay Ash was the founder of Mary Kay cosmetics.
She had a strong belief in people and was a very successful business woman.
She is one of those inspirational people who provided opportunities for woman
by creating Mary Kay cosmetics and setting up an independent sales force.

She was a role model and an inspiration to the women who sold her products.
For her P and L meant "people and love" rather than "profit and loss". Perhaps one of the reasons for her success was due to the fact that she truly believed in people and provided not only a product but she also provided encouragement and inspiration to those that worked with her.
Mary Kay Inc. started with 9 sales members and has grown to over 1 million sales members today.
She recognized peoples success and provided many incentives to motivate people to set and reach their goals. The most well known incentive was the Mary Kay Pink Cadillac's given to those who achieved
top sales.
Mary Kay is truly a success story, one that has inspired many!

"Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly,
but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway."
Mary Kay AshPerseverance |

"You can do anything in this world that you want to do, if you want
to do it badly enough and you are willing to pay the price.
Often during my childhood, I heard those words from my mother,
always urging me on to greater heights! They became so firmly
implanted in my mind that they became the theme of my childhood
and of my life."
Mary Kay Ash
Life |

"Before you ever receive the wonderful treasures of a happy life,
you must first give. Give of yourself. Be of service to others.
Only what you give can be multiplied back into your own life.
That is the law of the harvest, the law of the ten-fold return.
If you give nothing, even if it is multiplied, you receive nothing."
Mary Kay Ash
Giving |

"Unlike many people who start a new business, money was not my
prime motivation- not that I was so well off
that it wasn't a consideration; in fact, I had put my lifetime savings on the line."
Mary Kay Ash, The Mary Kay Way: Timeless Principles from America's Greatest Woman Entrepreneur
Motivation |

"A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further
than a great idea that inspires no one."
Mary Kay AshEnthusiasm |

"We treat our people like royalty.
If you honor and serve the people who work for you,
they will honor and serve you."
Mary Kay AshAttitude Quotes |

"No matter how busy you are,
you must take time to make the other person feel important."
Mary Kay AshWords of Encouragement |

"Honesty is the cornerstone of all success,
without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist."
Mary Kay AshHonesty |

"For every failure,
there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it.
When you come to a roadblock, take a detour."
Mary Kay Ash Failure Quotes |

"Everyone wants to be appreciated,
so if you appreciate someone,
don't keep it a secret."
Mary Kay AshAppreciation Quotes |

"Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform
everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel."
Mary Kay AshBlessed Quotes |

"God didn't have time to make a nobody, only a somebody. I believe that
each of us has God-given talents within us waiting to be brought to fruition."
Mary Kay AshQuotes about God |

"People are definitely a company's greatest asset.
It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics.
A company is only as good as the people it keeps."
Mary Kay AshGood |

Quotes about Mary Kay Ash

Of course, working with Mary Kay didn't really feel
like running a business because her focus wasn't on the bottom
line (though she was one of the thriftiest people I have ever known),
it was always on the people.
Erma ThomsonHelping Others |

To look back now and realize that Mary Kay Ash was able to see
beyond her time and circumstances and imagine a
future where women could fully realize their potential if
only they were given a "track to run on" and a little help from
their friends (and mentors) shows what a visionary she truly was.
Doretha Dingler, If the Pink Shoe Fits: A Golden Anniversary Tribute to Mary Kay Ash
Vision |

There is no more potent role model for the self-made woman
than Mary Kay Ash
Harry SmithExample |

An "I Story" is one of the many ingenius methods Mary Kay Ash
developed to help us teach and motivate one another.
We all need someone or something to give us our
own "I can do it" moment to keep us moving forward.
Doretha Dingler, In Pink Teacher |

Of course, Mary Kay had to live up to her mother's belief in her
and her abilities. That faith - in her self, in others,
and in her God - became the defining force in her life.
Wanda Langley, Mary Kay Ash: Beauty Queen Believe In Yourself Quotes |

As the years passed, I began to understand how much importance
Mary Kay placed on the art of listening,
on treating people like she would want to be treated,
on doing well by doing good.
Ryan RogersListening |